Overview
COV Tekovske Luzany is a secondary treatment plant serving 400 people in Tekovské Lužany, Nitriansky kraj, Slovakia. It discharges 81.86 m³/day of treated wastewater into the local watershed.
COV Tekovske Luzany is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Tekovské Lužany, a village in the Levice District of Nitriansky kraj, western Slovakia. The plant serves a population of approximately 400 residents, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Slovak and EU regulations. The facility provides secondary biological treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. The plant has a designed capacity of 800 m³/day and currently discharges an average of 81.86 m³/day of treated effluent, indicating significant spare capacity. The treated wastewater is discharged into a local watercourse that ultimately drains into the Hron River basin, a major tributary of the Danube. This places the plant within the Danube River Basin District, a transboundary watershed of high ecological importance for Central Europe.
Environmental context
The plant's discharge enters a small stream that flows into the Hron River, a key tributary of the Danube. The Danube River Basin supports diverse aquatic ecosystems and is a critical migratory corridor for fish species. Downstream waters eventually reach the Black Sea, making nutrient and pollutant management important for regional water quality.
Frequently asked questions
COV Tekovske Luzany is located in Tekovské Lužany, a village in the Levice District of Nitriansky kraj, western Slovakia.
The plant serves approximately 400 residents, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU definitions.
The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that flows into the Hron River, a major tributary of the Danube River Basin.
The plant provides secondary biological treatment, meeting the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive requirements for small agglomerations.
As a Slovak plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size.
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